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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Bitter Grounds, and Other People.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the boy in 'The Flints of Memory Lane' see that frightens him so much?
(a) A vision of the future in which he is dead.
(b) A strange shadow that looks like a huge black dog.
(c) A gypsy woman with an unpleasant smile.
(d) The ghost of his friend, who died a month ago.

2. In his note, why did the killer say that he murdered the German Old One?
(a) The killer is an Old One who believes the Old Ones should not have relationships with humans.
(b) The Old Ones are planning to destroy mankind.
(c) The Old Ones are weak and deserve to die.
(d) The Old Ones are evil and enjoy inflicting suffering.

3. To whom are the detective and the narrator taken to see after they have looked at the crime scene?
(a) The police.
(b) The German ambassador.
(c) Queen Victoria.
(d) The resistance.

4. Who offers to tell the next story?
(a) August.
(b) June.
(c) April.
(d) September.

5. In 'Forbidden Brides...' what draws Amelia toward the house?
(a) A signpost pointing down a track in the woods.
(b) The sound of haunting music on the air.
(c) A single light flickering in the topmost room.
(d) A strange unearthly glow coming from the basement.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes for the narrator right at the end of the story?

2. Why does August stop the story before the storyteller can finish?

3. What does the old man tell them his father used the cages for?

4. Who suggests that the young man should try writing fantasy instead?

5. How did the narrator first meet the detective?

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